Cork-extractor.



E. R1 WEBER.

CORK EXTBACTOR.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 24. I916.

Patented Mar. 20

' mvenfbn ATTONEY U ITED STATES PAEENT OFFICE.

m it may mm'ern a p ro\\ irthar l lll'uicsi: lt. \VI-IIH-llt. a ie 'rtien ol;, t lie l'niled States. residing at H; gl i a l pster. in theeount) pl Monroe and Estate .\ew \ork. have invented ('(l'tillll euseful lin n:ovemeut in (orlol lx of: whith the following is a speeiliis inia-nthln relates to aeork extraetor l/lpf tor its ohjeet to providea very mi legit-lira i ahd ellieient' devil-e ol' the kind. ont hfwhi'eh will he inserted in earh eork played in -a malt-imsealing'thesame and disposed ofwitli t =he hottle and its eontents. Another ohjertol' the invention is to provide a eork extraetor ol' the type deserlhedwhirh when applied to the eork of a sealed bottle and in position to heplared upon the market, the extraeting arms will lie eloselyagainst thesides of the mouth of the hottle and out of the way. but whieh may hereadily raised into position for use to provide a strong lever forwithdrawing the eork.

Another ohjeet of the invention is to provide a ('ork extraetor withfolding handles and so shaped that when applied to a sealel bottle, theportions ahove the mouth of the bottle will lie hut little ahove theplane of 0 the top thereof while the ends of said handles'will hearsnugly against the sides of the bottle neek. and heing provided withopenings in these ends the same ma he used for passing the sealing wiretherethrough 5 to secure a rover or cap over the mouth of the bottle andover the extraetor as well.

Other ohjeets of the invention not herein- 'ahove speeifieally pointedout will he set forth in the following speeilieation and illustrated inthe drawings aeeom 'ianying the same in' which: A

.Figure 1 is a vertiealsectionthrough'tihe month of a hottle sealed witha eork and the improved extraetor applied thereto in the manner in whiehit. will he found on the market,

Fig. 2 is an elevation of the .eork extrartor with the withdrawinghandles in elevated position. and,

.Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one of the withdrawing handles. IReferring to the drawings in which similar refeienee eharaetersdesignate eorresponding parts throughout the several views A indicatesthe mouth of a bottle and B a cork inserted therein. 10 is an ordinarySpecification of Letters Patent.

CORK-EXTRACTOR.

l at ented Mar. 20, 1917.

H Application filed March 24, 1916. Serial No. 86.484.-

The handles 1-1 and 15 are alike each beingot a substantial v rightangular form to lie when elosed agiinst the top and sides of the mouthof a hottle. lfiaeh handle is made of stout sheet metal with fingers atone end bent into eireular form to embrace the portion 12 of the eye llof the cork srrew. 'l he hent fingers of the two handles form a hingeand inten-ngage. From the hinge l t eaeh haldle extends outwardly, whenin position on a bottle. in a horizontal direetion to the outer edgethereof and then hends downwardly against the side, lying elose theretoand tlrns inwardlyand outwardly at the end with a short curve just helowthe enlargement formed on the month of hrittles. lhrough the openings 16in the ends of the handles 14. 15 may he threaded a wire 17 for seali 1gthe hottle. said wire. may also hold a eap or thin metal cover 18 overthe mouth of the hottle and the extractor when in fol led positionthereon.

'heu a eork is te he withdrawn the'seal ing wire 17 it' there he oneabout the bottle, is severed. the rap 18 broken or removed and the arms1-1. 15 raised into position shown h v dotted lin s in Fig. 1. When thusopened the ends 1), :20 of therespective arms I l. 15 will lie insul'istantially a horizontal position with the portions of said handleseonneeting them to the eye 11 of 'the eork serew stanling vertieally. Inthis,

osition. an e.\"eellent hand grip is provided and the eork inay heextraeted with little is fne best known to me at thepresent time,

it is to he understo )(l that various ehanges and modifieatious may hemade, therein provided-they fall w thin the terms of the claims.

\Vhat I claim as new is 1. A cork e actor comprising a wormshapedportion .nlvin'g an elongated eye at its upper end and two angled armslunged thereto and adapted when applied and out of use to lie across thetop and against the sides of a mouth of a bottle and to be swung intocontact to form a T-shaped handle for use in withdrawing the cork.

2. A cork: extractor comprising a wormshaped portion having an elongatedeye at its upper end extending perpendicularly to the axis of theworIn-shaped portion, a pair of angled arms made of flat metal hinged onsaid eye, and independently movable, said arms each being shapedsubstantially to the outline of the mouth. of a bottle to lie closelyagainst the same and'to be brought into contact to form a T-shapedhandle for extracting the cork.

3. A cork extractor con'iprising a wormshaped portion to engage a cork,a pair of right angled arms each hinged thereto at one end and adaptedwhen out of use with cork to lie over the top and snugly against thesides of the mouth of a bottle, and to be folded upwardly into contactwith the angled ends extending in opposite directions to form a handlefor withdrawing the cork.

4. A cork extractor comprising a wormshaped portion to engage a cork andhaving the worm portion in the 'an elongated eye at its upper end, and aEUGENE R. WEBER.

\Vitnesses:

Mann E. DE \Vrrr, JANE Hnnunnsno'r.

